The GRE® revised General Test

The GRE® revised General test plays a vital role in the admissions process for graduate and business school programs around the world. The test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills that have been developed over a long period of time and are required for success in graduate and business school. Test content is closely aligned with the skills needed to succeed in today's graduate and business school programs, and the test-taker friendly features provide a flexible testing experience for prospective applicants helping them approach test day with more confidence.

Testing Around the World

The GRE revised General Test is administered in a secure testing environment at more than 1,000 ETS-authorized test centers in more than 160 countries.

In most regions of the world, the computer-delivered GRE revised General Test is administered on computer and available on a continuous basis throughout the year.

In Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea, the computer-delivered test is available one to three times per month.

In areas of the world where the computer-delivered test is not available, a paper-delivered test is given up to three times per year (October 18, 2014, November 8, 2014, and February 7, 2015).

Structure of the Computer-delivered GRE revised General Test

Test structure and length of the computer-delivered test

Section

Number of Questions

Time

Analytical Writing (One section with two separately timed tasks)

One "Analyze an Issue" task

One "Analyze an Argument" task

30 minutes per task

Verbal Reasoning (Two sections)

20 questions per section

30 minutes per section

Quantitative Reasoning (Two sections)

20 questions per section

35 minutes per section

Unscored or Research Section*

Varies

Varies

*An unidentified unscored section may be included and may appear in any order after the Analytical Writing section. Additionally, an identified research section that is not scored may be included in place of the unscored section, and it is always at the end of the test.

Structure of the Paper-delivered GRE revised General Test

Test structure and length of the paper-delivered test

Section

Number of Questions

Time

Analytical Writing (Two sections)

Section 1: "Analyze an Issue" task

Section 2: "Analyze an Argument" task

30 minutes per section

Verbal Reasoning (Two sections)

25 questions per section

35 minutes per section

Quantitative Reasoning (Two sections)

25 questions per section

40 minutes per section

Skills Measured on the GRE revised General Test

The GRE revised General Test measures the test-taker's ability to do the following:

Additional Resources

To review a simulated version of the computer-delivered GRE revised General Test, download the FREE POWERPREP® II software that is available for test takers. For more information and resources about the GRE revised General Test, visit the GRE Information Center.